Self-feeding bottle for liquid polishes and the like



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Application filed October 18, 1926 Serial 1\To. 142,165. 7

This invention relates to a self-feeding I liquid polishes.

v a marred portion he removes the stopperv In the manufacturing of patent leather shoes it not infrequently happens that a shoe becomes marred or scratched and when this happens the damage is usually repaired by rubbing a specially prepared polish on the marred portion. Some polishes which are used for this purpose are in liquid form It is customary to keep the liquid in bottles and when the workman desires to repair from thebettle, places his finger or a swab against the top of the bottle so as'to close the opening in the neck of the bottle and then tips the bottle up to allow the liquid to flow onto his finger or the swab. The liquid which is thus deposited on the finger or swab is then transferred to the shoe and rubbed over the damaged portion. This method of dispensing the polish is more or less wasteful because usually a good deal more polish is deposited on the finger or swab than is necessary to repair the damage, and the liquid is apt to be spilled as the bottle is turned over.

One of the objects of my, present invention is toprovide an improved bottle by means of which the liquid or polish may be dispensed, without waste-and withoutthe necessity of picking the bottle up and turning it over, as has been heretofore the general custom. This is accomplished herein by providing the bottle with a stopper having an opening therein and employing a frame which is secured in the opening and depends into the bottle to the bottom thereof, said frame supporting two freely-rota' table guide rollers, one at the top and one at the bot-tom over which passes a feeding belt. The upper bight of the belt is situated flush with the top of the stopper so that the operator can draw his finger one or more times across the belt, this opera-v ion moving the beltaroundthe rollers, and

bringing to the top a portion of the belt which has been immersed in the liquid. in the bottle, and also transferring to the finger some of the liquid carried by the belt.

In order to give an understanding of the invention I have illustrated in the drawings a selected embodiment thereof which will now be described after which the novel features will be pointed out in the appended "claims.- i

Fig. 1 is a vertical sectional view through a bottle embodying my; invention;

Fig. 2 is atop plan view of the stopper; p

Fig. 3 is asection' on-t-he line 3-+3,'Fig.-1,

' 7 1' indicates a container preferably having the general form of a bottle provided with v a neck 2. This container as shown is supported in astandard or support 3 so that "it will rest-firmly 'ona table or bench. The neckof the bottle 2 receives a stopper 4.

which may conveniently be made of metal.

This 'stopper'has an opening 5 extending therethrough and it is shown as, surrounded by a jacket 6 of. rubber or some yielding material which produces a tight joint between the stopper and the bottle neck The stopper 4 has a frame? secured thereto and depending therefrom. This frame comprises the two" side members 8 which are connected by cross members 9. The frame is supported at its upper end upon a pin 10 which extends transversely through a stopper. and the upper endsof-the side members 8 are shown as set in recesses 11 formed in the walls of the opening 5.

This frame carries at its upper end a guide or stopper 4 and the frame has such a ver-' tical dimension that the lower roller is 10- cated adjacent the. bottom of the bottle 1. v

16 indicates a cap which is screw threaded to the upper; end of the stopper 4 and when the cap 16 is removed the upper roller 12 is exposed.

The bottle is shown as containing apolj ishingliquid 17 The lower end of the frame and the lower portion of the belt are immersed in the liquid. As the belt is turned-the portion thereof which has been' immersed in the liquid will be carried up over the upper roller 12 thus bringing to the mouth of the stopper 4 a portion of the belt which is coated with the liquid polish;

In using the device the operator will simply remove the cap 16 and then wipe his I finger or swab across the upper turn of The belt will preferably be of material which is sufficiently absorbent so that'the V portion which is exposed at the top of the polish. c

stopper will carry more or less of the For repairing ordinary scratches or mars it will be sufficient if the operator passes 1 his finger once or twice across the beltas' this operation will transfer to the finger a sufli cient amountrof polish to repair the dam-age, Each pass of the finger turns the belt and brings afresh portion thereof at the upper turn so that the portion of the belt which is exposed through the top of the opening 5 is always loaded with the polish.

Y The advantage of employing the frame 7 is that the lower end of the belt is always maintained. closely adjacent the bottom of the bottle, and, therefore, even though there is only a small amount of liquid in the bottle the lower end of the belt will be immersed therein. r

Iclaim: r

A self-feeding bottle for liquid polishes comprising a bottle having a neck, a stopper fitting the neck and having an opening therethrough, two opposed walls of said opening being each formed with a vertical groove, a frame rigid with the stopper, said frame comprising two parallel connected side members, the upper ends of the side members fitting the grooves in the stopper and the frame depending from the stopper into the bottle, guide rolls carried by the frame at the upper and lower ends thereof, the upper guide roll' being located substantially flush with the top of theclos'ure, and an endless feeding belt extending beyond the guide rollers, said stopper and frame which is rigidly connected thereto be inn, removable from the bottle as a unit.

,In testnnony whereof, I have signed by name to this specification.

DENNIS w. MULLEN. 

